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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are one of the most popular franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that has enthralled the fans throughout the years with star players like Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers, Chris Gayle in their squads. However, despite this, RCB haven’t been able to win the IPL trophy for the last 16 years, even after making it into the finals thrice in 2009, 2011, and 2016. On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who made their IPL debut in 2022 have shown a clinical have a clinical performance in the last two seasons by qualifying for the playoffs on both occasions. However, they went to lose the Eliminator both times in 2022 and 2023.
RCB vs LSG 2024 Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | RCB vs LSG | 6:30 | Bengaluru |
RCB and LSG also share an exciting rivalry in the IPL, and will be facing each other at least once in IPL 2024. Let’s have a look at their rivalry so far.
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RCB vs LSG Head to Head in IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other four times in the IPL, where RCB are in the lead with three wins, while LSG come out victorious on one occasion. Both teams have met in knockout once, where RCB defeated LSG by 14 runs in the IPL 2022 eliminator to make it into the Qualifier 2. However, the rivalry between both teams became more intense in IPL 2023, where we witnessed thrilling finishes in both games. In their first meeting in 2023, LSG chased down a total of 213 runs against RCB in Bengaluru in a last-ball thriller, with one wicket left. While in the second outing in IPL 2023, RCB successfully a low total of 126 runs after bowling LSG out for just 108 runs at their own backyard in Lucknow. However, this match is also remembered for the on-field spat between RCB batter Virat Kohli and LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq. Things became more serious when former LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir came out to support his player and got involved in a heated banter with Kohli.
| Date | Winner | Margin | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 01 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 18 Runs | Lucknow |
| April 10 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 1 Wicket | Bangalore |
| May 25 2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 Runs | Kolkata |
| Apr 19 2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 18 Runs | Mumbai |
RCB vs LSG Top Performers
RCB vs LSG Most Runs in IPL
RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is the leading run scorer among players in RCB vs LSG rivalry with 219 runs, followed by LSG skipper KL Rahul who has amassed 127 runs against RCB for LSG. Virat Kohli finds himself in the third spot with 117 runs against LSG.
RCB vs LSG Most Wickets in IPL
Josh Hazlewood leads the bowling chart with 9 scalps against LSG. He is followed by Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel who share the second spot with 6 wickets each.
